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president Donald Trump has made big law
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in the US his current Target especially
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those law firms are linked to democratic
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party or individuals that have a pass
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with Trump so what has happened well it
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all started when the White House issued
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executive orders against three law firms
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in mid-march Paul Weiss Centon and
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Berling and Perkins kuie were all
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sanctioned in the last week Jenner and
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block and Wilmer haill joined that list
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as a result the firm's government
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security clearances were revoked and any
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government contracts held are now under
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review now these firms were no random
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pickings Perkin kuy represented the 2016
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campaign of Hillary Clinton cofton
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represented Jack Smith the man who
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brought criminal charges against Trump
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over his role in the 2021 Capital riots
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Paul wise's former member included Mark
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pomerance the man who investigated
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Trump's finances and payments to stormmy
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Daniels jenan block because his former
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partner included Andrew wisman who
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worked on the Robert mullers
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investigations and Wimer Hill whose
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former member was actually Robert Muller
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the former FBI director who led the
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investigation to allegations of
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collusion between Russia and Trump's
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first presidential campaign Perkins are
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ready to successfully challenge the
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sanctions after a district judge in
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Washington allowed a preliminary
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injunction against the executive order
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on March 28th jenan block and Wimer Hill
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hit back both have filed lawsuits to
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Target these orders these firms action
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differ from Paul wise who last last week
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prior folded against Trump's threats by
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agreeing to supply $40 million in free
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legal advice to the White House as big
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law in the US continues to be in crisis
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mode regarding what is happening some
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assigned Anonymous letters of support
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While others have kept their heads in
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the sand according to the Ft none of the
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top 20 law firms in the US have so far
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offered their unconditional support to
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any effort by Perkins to fight its
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sanctions and Associate scad arbs when
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vir on LinkedIn last week after she
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posted a letter in which she threatened
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to resign in protests Rachel Cohen
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condemned the law firm she worked at for
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failing to speak out against Trump's
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attacks on law firms while all of this
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is going on Trump has also questioned
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the Dei practices of law firms one of
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his federal agencies has sent 11 page
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letters to 20 law firms including AO
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Sherman fresh fields and Hogan lels
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requesting information on their Dei
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policies now this issue is not just a US
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due to how powerful the US law firms are
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in the UK legal Market this situation
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has find itself slipping across the
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Atlantic Ocean as firms currently
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continue to bury their heads in the sand
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while sadly trying to hide evidence of
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De London Partners will find themselves
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in a tricky situation for more in this
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